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It is important to recognize that it's not just the education and difficulty level that contribute to the overall character development of a student. A study has shown that 78% of boarding schools reported that the majority of students were motivated to perform well in academics and extracurricular activities after being inspired by their peers. So it is safe to say that the company matters more than what is being taught in the school. This is the very reason why highly selective universities like Oxford and Harvard produce some of the best brains in the world. These universities are selective for a reason which is not just high quality of education but also a very selective ecosystem of education that is competitive and driven. Now let us talk about the boarding schools with similar exposure for students-

• UNISUS International School

This boarding school is located in Canada near Lake Okanagan plus miles of beautiful vineyards and orchards. The campus is huge and is spread over 17 acres of land. It is the only boarding school in Okanagan Valley that offers an IB program. Students from across the world gather here to study. It is a coed school.

• Annie Wright Schools

This boarding school is situated in the beautiful North End neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington. It also offers an IB program to students. Sports and games are highly encouraged in this boarding school and students can play a variety of sports including soccer, cross country, basketball, lacrosse, tennis, swimming, golf, volleyball, and more.

• Branksome Hall

This is an all-girls boarding school that was established in 1903 and since then has taught thousands of students who have further been selected to some of the most prestigious universities in the world. It is situated in Toronto, Canada, and enrolls students from classes KG to 12th.

When you think about studying abroad you think of all the good experiences and memories that you will get to make. But it is not only about the good things that you will get to see. You must also consider the setbacks that you might be facing once you go abroad for your education. One of the biggest and the most common problems encountered by students on a mass level is not being able to communicate with the people there. This is the very reason why most of us choose English-speaking countries as English is one language that is taught to us since my childhood. But even then a lot of people have this hesitation about speaking and expressing themselves completely in English. Many people have this issue of not being able to convey what they are thinking in English though they understand what is being said to them in English. Another new thing that you will learn is that the type of English that you use on a daily basis or in conversations is very different from the type of English that you will be using in your university and other things related to your university. This is known as ‘Academic English. This form of English is more grammatically correct and formal. Here are some tips that will help you improve your Academic English-

• Try to read as many books in English as you can. The language used in books is mostly grammatically correct and formal.
• Become an active listener and try to catch how your professor speaks in the university. This way you will not only learn the language but also the one that your professor prefers.

Life without Google is unimaginable in today's world. Just think of how frequently we use Google from searching for the meaning of a word we cannot decipher two ordering something. Google is almost essential to life now. The speed of your Google Chrome is directly proportional to your work efficiency. School and university students are totally dependent on Google for their assignments and projects hence for them speed matters the most. Here are some tips to boost the speed of your Google Chrome-

• Make sure that your version of Google Chrome is always updated.
• Keep clearing your browsing data at frequent intervals.
• It's very obvious to forget to clear your browsing data so you can keep it on an auto deleting mode.
• Extensions provided by Google Google Chrome are useful as they offer a lot of help but sometimes they can lower the speed of it. You can disable those extensions which are not useful to you.
• Prefetch is a feature that can help you in loading your webpage faster. To enable Go to “chrome://settings/cookies”  , Turn on “Preload pages for faster browsing and searching.

Most of us make Notes and assignments on Microsoft Office. But Microsoft Office 365 yearly plan is quite expensive and especially for students who already have a lot of expenses to handle. Here are some of the alternatives that students can consider that serve the same purpose as Microsoft Office and the good news is that these are for free.

• Google Docs
• Dropbox Paper
• Microsoft Word online
• Zoho Docs
• LibreOffice

Getting an internship is really important as it's almost like a mini form of jobs that you get to do before your actual acquaintance with the professional workplaces. Not only gives you the provided experiences and skills but also teaches you important work ethics which you would have to follow throughout your working career. Today we will list the companies that offer internships that will make you the most money as a Uni student in the US

• Roblox

Roblox lets online users play games online and is one of a kind platform. The company is famous for hiring interns and giving them full liberty of using their creative instincts to develop new projects.

Median monthly pay: US$9,667

• Uber

Uber offers internships in a variety of fields like Technology, Operations, Marketing, Strategy and Planning, Business Development, People and Places, and many more. 

Median monthly pay: US$8,333

• Salesforce

One of the best things about Salesforce is the fact that they allow students to give their seven days of the internship period to any cause that they want and they are also paid for the same.

Median monthly pay: US$8,167

• Capital One

Capital One offers a 10-week long internship program that involves dealing with financial problems pertaining to the real world. There are seven areas of work that you can choose from Analytics, Commercial Banking, Design, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Strategy, and Technology.

Median monthly pay: US$8,333

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada have recently announced revised rules related to Canadian students visas. Now students will be able to apply for post-graduate work permits till 31st August 2023. Students will also be to apply for online classes considering the post covid impacts. Although the Canadian government is encouraging students to travel to Canada as soon as possible for in-class study, at the same time they are offering transitioning time to students so that the immigration process is easier for them. If a student has submitted a study permit application before 31st August 2022 they will still be able to complete their whole education online without their grades being affected. If a student will start a program between 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023, he or she will still be able to complete 50% of his/her education online. After 1st September 2023, the amount of time you will miss in class in terms of physical presence will be deducted from your grades. Regarding the backlog issues that the students have been facing, they said that the authorities are working and trying to issue visas on priority basis to students who need them urgently.

According to the latest data, Indian students account for 30% of international students in Canada. Very evidently it's a huge percentage and experts have said that the trend of studying in Canada among Indian students has increased exponentially after the pandemic. If you are also a student aiming to study in Canada, it's safe to say that a lot of questions might be revolving around in your head. The first might be about the course selection and it should also concern you as it is the most important part of your whole journey. One important tip before finalizing your course is to check whether it is available at a designated learning institution (DLI), i.e. it is approved by a provincial or territorial government to host international students. You can check this at the Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website. Once they accept your application you will get a Letter of Acceptance which should have your name, contact information of the DLI, DOB and mailing address. Students have to apply for study permits through IRCC. On a student visa, you can work for 20 hours a week.

The new semester has begun for almost all the students and with a new sense of excitement, everyone has prepared themselves for yet another series of new experiences and learnings. No matter how much you think you have learned and reprimanded habits in yourself through last semester, there is still a lot you will learn in the next semester. Here are some studying hacks that will make you ace your next semester-

• Prefer handwritten notes over printed ones or bought ones. You are more likely to remember what you have written yourself plus the language modification as per your choice is also a plus.
• Use whiteboards to make pointers as it helps in remembering things better.
• Management of time is one skill that will take your grades above most people's.
• Establish a routine for yourself and try to follow it as much as possible. 
• Remember procrastination is your biggest enemy. Avoid it as much as possible.

Australia is one of the most expensive countries in the world in terms of education and the cost of living. But if one chooses each and every step of their journey in Australia tactfully then it can prove to be very beneficial in the end. Today we will talk about the professions that are paid the most amount of money in Australia along with their salaries so that it can help you in deciding which degree is right for you if you are planning to study in Australia

• Construction managers -$130,000 – $210,000
• Civil engineering professionals-$80,000 – $130,000
• Early childhood (pre-primary school) teachers    $70,000 – $80,000
• Registered nurses-$75,000 – $85,000
• ICT business and systems analysts-$90,000 – $130,000
• Software and applications programmers    $90,000 – $110,000
• Electricians-$70,000 – $110,000
• Chefs-$60,000 – $70,000
• Child carers-$50,000 – $60,000
• Aged and disabled carers-$50,000 – $60,000

Studying for a business degree as your master's major has become a bandwagon trend these days. Irrespective of what majors you had in your bachelor's degree, many people go on pursuing a master's degree in business because they think that it will provide them with a much-needed acceleration in their careers. But here are some myths that you will hear about a business degree-

• Most people say that a business degree is too general hence you need to have some specialization like finance, human resource, marketing et cetera in it. Whereas the truth is that a degree is just a stepping stone and it cannot promise to impart all the needed skills at once. It is something that you will learn over a period of time.
• Many people perceive that a business degree is very easy compared to other courses like medical and engineering. But one must know that business is a very dynamic field where things change within short excerpts of time and hence one needs to be very spontaneous. Businessmen encounter a different set of problems every day which is why their problem-solving is better than most other people in the world.
• Another myth about this field is that it is highly competitive and replacive. The truth is that these days every field is competitive and survival is based on your performance. If you are working well and being honest with whatever task has been given to you then you don't really have to worry about anything.
• This one is a very rampant myth that most people believe is true. It is generally believed that students studying business have to be really good with maths and especially in things like trigonometry, calculus, permutation and combination, and other higher level maths. The truth is that students studying a business degree hardly deal with these topics and rather study simpler and practical aspects of maths like accounting, inventory management, marketing, sales forecasting, and financial analysis.

After the pandemic, there has been another pandemic but we can call it a good one. Students in abundance have been going to foreign countries to pursue their higher education. Due to the overwhelming response immigration offices have been facing backlog issues. Now that most students are applying for visas, more students than before are also getting rejected. Before the pandemic, the visa refusal rate in Canada was 15% whereas now it has shot up to 41%. In 2021 225,402 study visa applications were processed as per data by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Out of the 91,439 were rejected. The Canadian high commission found 2500 cases of forged documents from Indian students in order to land a student visa in Canada. The Australian government also found 600 cases of fake paperwork, particularly from the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. According to an Indian newspaper IndiaTimes, students from Punjab are being relentlessly rejected by the Canadian government because of fraudulent bank statements and birth certificates, fake paperwork regarding the schooling gap, and the mistrust of foreign officials.

When one is thinking about studying abroad there are a number of conventional countries that come to mind like the USA, the UK, Australia, and Canada. These countries have capitalized on their education market so well that it is a major part of their economy. But there are many other countries that are also popular destinations for studying abroad among students but not all of us know about them, for instance, China. In 2018, around four lakh international students were studying in China. Students from South Korea, Thailand, Pakistan, and India make up the majority of the international students studying in China. Now that China will slowly be resuming the off-line mode of education and hence the visa barriers will soon be laid down students can think about applying to Chinese universities. China has been offering world-class education for a very long period of time. Peking University, the University of Science and Technology of China, and Tsinghua University are very famous Chinese universities. The tuition fee in China is also very affordable, ranging from USD $2000-$8000 annually. A lot of scholarships are also given to international students. Due to a lot of MNCs and manufacturing houses in China, the demand for working professionals is always high and hence on a professional level, there are a lot of work opportunities. Culturally China is a very rich country where you will get to experience so many wonderful and intriguing things.

According to data, international students pay an amount of fifteen hundred euros to nine thousand euros annually on average as the tuition fee. Now add the amount of rent, food, and other miscellaneous expenses which make up on an average seven hundred euros a month. This makes the real cost of education very expensive. Greece offers a lot of scholarships for international students to support their education. Some of the scholarships are-

• Ulysses Kyriakopoulos Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is meant to support students who want to pursue their MSc from the alba graduate business school. Under this scholarship, 50% of the tuition fee of the selected student is waived.

• Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

The Modern Greek Language Teaching Centre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Pays €10,000 to a selected meritorious student who wants to pursue a BA program.d in Archaeology.

• University of Piraeus Scholarship

The scholarship is specially designed for students who want to pursue an MSc in Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics. The selected students will be offered financial support by various institutions that offer their support to this cause.

• The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT), Hellenic-American Scholarship

This scholarship is for students selected in an accredited university in the USA, the UK or Greece.

Australia's first private fully online school will be started by next year in Melbourne. The school will enroll students from age 5 to 12 and the annual fee will be AU$18,000. This is the response to a recent survey that was conducted in Australia which showed that after 2019, 44% of the parents would prefer to educate their children at home. To solve this problem the initiative of a fully online school was taken up that will provide parents with the flexibility of time and place of education. This will also spare them from the hard work of selecting a suitable teacher for them and even taking out personal time for educating their child. An online school will function just like a normal school but the only difference is that the mode of education will be virtual. It is also very beneficial for students who are geographically isolated and have to travel long distances in order to reach schools. Students suffering from medical ailments are the ones who will also be benefited from this online mode of education. These days a lot of school kids face the issues of bullying, depression, and school-related anxiety. Online education will hamper any such problem.

After a much-silenced posture by NTA for the last many weeks, it has finally released an official statement regarding the declaration of the NEET 2022 answer key and result declaration dates. NTA has declared that the result of the NEET UG exams 2022 will be released by 7 September 2022. Whereas the answer key of the exam will be released on 31 August 2022. Students had been waiting for the answer key for a very long period of time and now NTA has finally made an official announcement. Before this, a lot of hoax statements had been spreading around regarding the false date of the result announcement. But now after this official quote students can patiently wait as one decided date has been confirmed by the NTA. Through the answer key, students will be able to calculate their marks and also the percentile. This will give them a rough idea of the rank and the colleges that they will be able to get. Followed by the result, counseling will begin for this session and students will be allotted their medical seats as per their ranks and preferences.

Earlier students had requested an extra attempt or the JEE mains exam following the glitch and the mistakes that were spotted in the result declaration by students on a large scale. Protests for the same were also held on a huge scale and social media was flooded with requests by the students for another attempt. An official plea was also submitted to the Supreme Court asking for another JEE Mains attempt. Now the Supreme Court has released its final verdict denying any possible chances of another JEE attempt this year for students. It is also said that if students are facing any technical glitches in the results they can submit the same complaint on the NTA website and the issues will be soon resolved. So now there is no hope for students who were expecting another fair chance at JEE mains exams this year.

If a passion doesn't make money then the fire of doing it inside oneself delegates with time. In today's practical and fast-moving world money has become an important necessity in almost every step of life. Additionally, the cost of education has also grown very high so it is important that we choose degrees that offer us a high return on investment. Here are the bachelor's degrees that will make the most money -

• Interaction Design

Early career pay (alumni with zero to five years of experience): US$68,300

• Public Accounting                                        Early career pay: US$59,800
• Business Computing                                     Early career pay: US$73,000
• Applied Economics and Management.         Early career pay: US$66,100
• Actuarial Mathematics.                                 Early career pay: US$64,300

The new semester has begun for almost all the students. Most of you might have planned all the things that you want to do during this semester. But procrastination is a problem encountered by most of us because after all, we are humans at the end of the day And not perfect. So to help you overcome this very rampant problem we are here with some free online tools that will help you in increasing your productivity so that you can have your leisure time and still be able to accomplish all the things on this year's semester list.

• Grammarly

Grammarly is a very popular online tool that is based on a very smart artificial intelligence-based system that takes out all your grammatical and sentence structure-based errors. It also provides alternate correct spellings and sentence structures for the mistakes that are taken out by it.

• Quillbot

This tool is also very much similar to Grammarly as it takes out all your grammatical errors and spelling errors. It acts as a content rephrasing tool and one can also check their plagiarism report there.

• Focus To-Do

This app is a time management app that will develop a schedule for you and divide the complete day for you as per the things that you have to do in the day. This is very good for people who forget things as it acts as a reminder for them to do it.

• Notion

A notion is a tool that can be used by college and university students for making notes and doing assignments on creative templates.

A lot of students of different ages experience concentration-related issues. Not being able to concentrate while studying and getting distracted easily is a very rampant problem and you shouldn't feel different for going through it. But this problem should be solved as soon as one recognizes it because it reduces the efficiency of a student. You may be giving more than sufficient hours to studies on a daily basis but it still would not be enough if you're having concentration-related problems. Here are some ways you can improve your attention span-

• The first and foremost thing is to keep yourself physically away from any form of visual distraction like your cell phone, television, and any other related things. It's quite obvious that a person will get distracted as soon as he or she sees something amusing.
• Make sure that you are studying in a different room all by yourself where there is no extra noise. It is scientifically proven that it becomes a lot harder to concentrate and memorize something in the company of some perpetual noise or sound.
• Study in a location where you feel comfortable. Discomfort will lead to you changing your position frequently which disrupts the flow of study.
• Make sure that you are eating something in frequent intervals as your brain can't function well with an empty stomach.

From our childhood, we are told to work hard as conventionally that is the way to success. But as we grow up, we realize that it's not only hard work that takes a person to be successful. So for the majority of life, we think that it's luck that acts as the major driving force behind someone who is successful as well as someone who is not. But the truth is that someone who truly believes in hard work doesn't really have to be dependent on the charm of luck for their success. It is true that hard work is the major ingredient in the recipe of success but for garnishing, there are some extra skills that you need to learn in order to be successful. GenZ and Millennials know the importance of LinkedIn and how networking helps you in getting closer to your targets. But what most people lack in their set of information regarding getting jobs is that networking is not just limited to the virtual world but also is very much prevalent in practical life as well. In order to get the internships of your choice and crack any job interview that you desire you must learn how to initiate small talks and how to become a persuasive speaker. Some people may call it sycophancy but in reality, it really works for everyone. Just relying on your academic records and relentlessly obtaining piles of degrees will not get you the job that you want. You must learn how to ask for it and talk about it. By doing so, even though you might have lesser skills than most people competing with you, still you will be able to get the job. A lot of students and professionals have vouched for this technique. Make sure that you have professional body language and answer with patience in every situation. You might also have to carry a fake smile on your face every time but if it makes you money and gets you the job that you've been dreaming about then it's worth it in the end.